Sergey Kudrin | |
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 Kudrin at theWorld Open chess tournament | |
| Country | United States |
| Born | (1959-09-07)September 7, 1959 (age 65) Novosibirsk,Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1984) |
| Peak rating | 2580 (July 1992) |
| Peak ranking | No. 32 (July 1984) |
Sergey Kudrin (born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet-AmericanchessGrandmaster.
He achieved his Grandmaster title in 1984 going on to win chess tournaments at Copenhagen in 1983, and Beer-Sheva in 1984, and Torremolinos in 1985. He played in the 2005Chess World Cup at Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia seeded 102nd, the 1999 Las VegasFIDE Chess World Championship seeded 70th, and the 2004FIDE World Chess Championship held in Tripoli, Libya, where he was seeded 92nd.
In the United States Kudrin won third place in the 2008 Frank K. BerryUnited States Chess Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2008. He is also third in the 2008 World Chess Live Grand Prix standings.[1] He has also been a valued member on theUnited States Chess League in 2007 and 2008. Kudrin won theUnited States Open Championship in 1984 and 2007.
In the July 2009FIDE list, he had anElo rating of 2578.
Kudrin often has encouraged chess activities such as recruiting GMBoris Spassky to join the Western States Open in 2004 and 2005.
Kudrin tied for first place in the 1986 and 1987U.S. Masters Chess Championships.
One of his former pupils was bandy and floorball playerAlexander Hart.[2]
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